A bacterial genome in transition - an exceptional enrichment of IS elements but lack of evidence for recent transposition in the symbiont <it>Amoebophilus asiaticus</it>

A bacterial genome in transition - an exceptional enrichment of IS elements but lack of evidence for recent transposition in the symbiont <it>Amoebophilus asiaticus</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Insertion sequence (IS) elements are important mediators of genome plasticity and are widespread among bacterial and archaeal genomes. The 1.88 Mbp genome of the obligate intracellular amoeba symbiont <it>Amoebophilus asiaticus...

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Main Authors: Penz Thomas, Schmitz-Esser Stephan, Spang Anja, Horn Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
insertion sequence element
endosymbiont
<it>Bacteroidetes</it>
genome evolution
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/270

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